Chaitanya Bhalerao

About Chaitanya Bhalerao

Manufacturing teams lose margin every day to cost structures nobody fully understands overpriced components, bloated COPQ, supplier quotes accepted without challenge. I close that gap. I combine mechanical engineering fundamentals with data analytics to build should-cost models, TCO frameworks, and BI dashboards that give leadership an honest picture of where money is going and exactly how to recover it.In 4+ years across manufacturing and commercial analytics, I\'ve cut inventory costs by 10%, reduced part rejection by 20%, slashed COPQ by 12%, and automated reporting pipelines that saved teams 50%+ in manual effort. These weren\'t dashboard projects they were cost decisions backed by engineering logic and clean data.I got into this because I\'ve always been uncomfortable with decisions made on gut feel when the data exists to do better. That instinct drives how I work direct, detail-obsessed, and most useful when the problem is messy and the stakes are real. Outside work I\'m the person reverse-engineering why something costs what it costs. It\'s less a job, more a lens.I am passionate about combining engineering, analytics, and business strategy to deliver measurable cost impact. Open to opportunities in:Senior Data/Business Analytics | Cost Engineering | Senior SCM Analyst | Data Scientist

Experience

1. Assistant Manager

   Vishalfab India

   Jul 2024 — Present · Indore, IN

   Reduced part rejection rate by 15% and cut COPQ by 12% by engineering end-to-end process audits across RFQ and production cycles, identifying and eliminating root-cause inefficiencies. Improved on-time delivery to 80% by building SQL-driven inventory and packaging analytics models that replaced manual tracking and enabled real-time supply chain decisions.🧮 Accelerated deal closure to 15+ high-value contracts monthly by architecting a cross-functional RFQ pipeline with structured cost breakdowns, supplier benchmarking, and prioritized opportunity scoring. Compressed quotation turnaround time by 25% by translating RFQ requirements into structured cost models in collaboration with Engineering, NPD, and Product teams reducing rework and improving bid accuracy

Education

• Shri Vaishnav Vidyapeeth Vishwavidyalaya, Indore

  Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Mechanical Engineering

  2016 — 2020